Recommendations | Bogazkent

CAN RESTAURANT – Pizza & Kebab
Can restaurant is a good ethnic food restaurant located in Serik where you can taste Turkish Style Pizzas and Kebabs. You can take the shuttle’s to go to the Serik city center.
Telephone: + 90 242 731 0308 / + 90 242 722 0363
Address: Bogazkent Belediyesi, Akdeniz Cad. 4/A, Antalya Province, Turkey
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/u4TxY

YAKAMOZ RESTAURANT & BAR:
Yakamoz restaurant is located only a couple minutes from the Villa. It is a seaside place where you can eat,drink and enjoy the sea at the same time. Yakamoz has also a bar which has live music in the evening. It is a highly recommended place with its good menu offerings with affordable prices and nice live music.
Address: Bogazkent, 07500 Serik, Antalya Province, Turkey
Google Map Link: http://goo.gl/maps/7DJw

ASPENDOS THEATRE
Aspendos Theatre is located 15 km east of Bogazkent. Aspendos is an ancient city and famous with the best preserved Roman Theatre in ancient world. Theatre was built in 2C AD by architect Zenon during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Aspendos Theatre has got great acoustic. The theatre could take 14.000 people when it was built by two rich brothers. Behind the Aspendos Theatre, you should see the ancient Roman Aqueaducts of Aspendos. You can hire a car to see the Aspendos from your hotel or take a taxi. Entrance fee for Aspendos Theatre is 15 TL per person (€ 7).

PERGE ANCIENT CITY
Perge is the best preserved ancient city on Mediterranean cost of Turkey situated 25 km west of Bogazkent. Greco-Roman Theatre, Roman Baths, Agora, Marble Streets, Roman Stadium etc. There is a small book store with a café house and restrooms are available in Perge ancient site. Entrance fee for Perge is 15 TL Per person (7 EURO)

SIDE
Side is a lovely pretty resort with hotels and sandy beaches. Side is an also an ancient city with ruins of Theatre Agora Basilica and other ancient monuments. Archaeology Museum in Side a must see place which you can see the ancient objects and artifacts discovered in Side. Side is a peninsula which has got a lot of small shops selling textiles, leather and souvenirs. Side harbor is at the end of the main street and there are beautiful cafes and restaurants with sea view. Entrance to Side Theatre and Side Museum is 5 TL per person.(2 Euro per person). At he end of the main street in Side, turn left and walk 3 minutes straight, you will see the marble columns of Apollo Temple. Side is about 40 km east of Belek.

KURSUNLU WATERFALL
One of the nicest falls in Antalya and it is 30 km from Belek. There is a beautiful national park with lakes, birds, fishes and narrow pathways. You need to buy your ticket for your visit.

ANTALYA CITY
You can also visit Antalya city which is 30 km from Belek. Antalya is one of the most beautiful city in Turkey. It is the main province of the region and the major tourism center in Turkey. Suggested Places to visit in Antalya; Antalya Harbour, Old Town (Kaleici), Antalya Archaeology Museum (One of the best museum in Europe), Hadrianus Gate, Turkish Market, Duden Waterfall.

KOPRULU CANYON
Köprülü Canyon is an important area for water sports, and is ideal for rafting. Camping is also popular along the shady riverbanks, and there is food available. Koprulu Canyon is also popular with the historical sites has the remains of a theatre, agora, temples of Zeus and Artemis, and cisterns. The Oluk and Bulgrum bridges connect the remains of the ancient stone road connecting ancient Roman cities Selge to Pamphlia.
Web Address: http://www.koprulucanyon.com/

AQUAPARK
TROY AQUAPARK
Maybe you will experience a lot of feelings for the first time here.You will have great fun with dolphins, white whales and seals which are prettier than the other. You won't want this show to ever end. And what's more; You can have the chance to swim with these dolphins which are the wonders of nature.

BICYCLING
The area is very convenient for touring on a bicycle. There are 2 bicycles at Villa Esma for rent. If you like to rent them please get in touch with us.

RAFTING
ALPINE RAFTING
You can join their daily white water river rafting trips in Bogazkent. All the necessary equipment for the rafting sport is supplied by them and they also offer lunch during the rafting tour. They also organize individual white water river rafting tours for large groups, incentive, event teams and companies. Rafting equipments guide is available to rent.
Web address: http://www.turkeyrafting.com/bogazkent-rafting.html

FISHING
Fishing is one of the most common activities in the region.
You can either go fishing in Acısu River like or you can go fishing by the seaside.
You'll have the chance of catching fishes up to 30cm long (12 inches) especially by the seaside.

BIRD WATCHING
Bogazkent is one of the mos t beautiful places in the region by its perfect nature, 6 km of beach, a natural park-bird heaven. There are 207 bird species in the area, 38 of them comes in the summer, 70 of them passes through and 60 of them comes in winter time. All these facts make Bogazkent ideal for the ones who are into bird watching.

THE ANTALYA GOLDEN ORANGE FILM FESTIVAL
Antalya hosts a very important festival of the film industry. The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, the 41st season of which was held in 2004, is a milestone for Turkish cinematography. Receiving the Venus statue at the festival, which has been organized for so many years, is a very honorable prestige for those who make great contributions to the cinema world.
The founding father of the Golden Orange Film Festival is director Behlul Dal. In 1964 Dal made a proposition to have an international film festival to Avni Tolunay, who was the mayor at
the time. As a result of Mr. Tolunay’s warm approach a very important event of the Turkish cinema was formed.
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival that attracted the ever-increasing interest of people since its first years and is organized by the Foundation of Culture and Arts since 1995 can be called the Turkish Oscar.
Web Link: http://www.aksav.org.tr

THE ASPENDOS INTERNATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET FESTIVAL
The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival is a cultural event that lasts for days and takes place at one of the best-preserved theaters of the antique period. This festival that gained international recognition is a grand organization that suits Antalya. An intense interest of the tourists in this event, which took its righteous position among the world’s most important classic arts festivals thanks to the quality of representation, spectator capacity and historical properties of the venue, contributes to the enhancement of Antalya’s prestige.
Web Link: http://www.aspendosfestival.gov.tr

THE INTERNATIONAL SAND AND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL
In the festival, during which 25 professional sculptors will participate from the United States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Spain, Portugal and Turkey, 10000 tons of sand will be used to create the unforgettable scenes from about 30 films. The artists will begin to create their works in April.
Web Link: http://www.larasandland.com